Table 55. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle
|
Restraint Use |
Ejection from the Vehicle |
Total |
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|
Not Ejected |
Totally Ejected |
Partially Ejected |
Unknown |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
None |
602 |
14.0% |
117 |
81.3% |
39 |
68.4% |
1 |
9.1% |
759 |
16.8% |
|
Shoulder Belt |
12 |
0.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
12 |
0.3% |
|
Lap Belt |
248 |
5.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
3.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
250 |
5.5% |
|
Lap and Shoulder |
2,919 |
67.9% |
4 |
2.8% |
11 |
19.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
2,934 |
65.1% |
|
Type Unknown |
174 |
4.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
174 |
3.9% |
|
Used Improperly |
2 |
* |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
9.1% |
3 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
339 |
7.9% |
23 |
16.0% |
5 |
8.8% |
9 |
81.8% |
376 |
8.3% |
|
Total |
4,296 |
100.0% |
144 |
100.0% |
57 |
100.0% |
11 |
100.0% |
4,508 |
100.0% |
*Less than 0.05 percent.
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).